Kissimmee is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 80,003 people and 52 associated neighborhoods, Kissimmee is the 39th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kissimmee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kissimmee is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kissimmee who work in office and administrative support (16.15%), sales jobs (10.42%), and maintenance occupations (8.50%). In Kissimmee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Kissimmee overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Kissimmee, 23.72% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Kissimmee in 2022 was $22,769, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,076 for a family of four. However, Kissimmee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kissimmee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kissimmee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Kissimmee, accounting for 70.53% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Kissimmee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kissimmee include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Jamaican. Kissimmee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.63%. The most common language spoken in Kissimmee is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
